SUNY Oneonta is a mid-size, public, liberal arts college with a strong focus on undergraduate research, service learning and global connections. Located in the beautiful hills of Central New York, about 3½ hours from New York City, Oneonta is part of the 64-campus State University of New York system.

The college enrolls 6,000 students in 13 graduate programs and 71 undergraduate majors, including an internationally accredited Business Economics program and nationally accredited programs in Chemistry, Dietetics, Education, Human Ecology, Music and Theatre.

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SUNY Oneonta is a mid-size, public, liberal arts college with a strong focus on undergraduate research, service learning and global connections. Located in the beautiful hills of Central New York, about 3½ hours from New York City, Oneonta is part of the 64-campus State University of New York system.

The college enrolls 6,000 students in 13 graduate programs and 71 undergraduate majors, including an internationally accredited Business Economics program and nationally accredited programs in Chemistry, Dietetics, Education, Human Ecology, Music and Theatre.

Questions about Merit? Learn more about how SUNY Oneonta is using Merit to promote and celebrate all the great things our students do!

More than 300 students met requirements for graduation from SUNY Oneonta following the Fall 2016 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 13.

More than 1,000 graduates were recognized at SUNY Oneonta's 127th commencement on May 14, 2016. Students who completed the requirements for bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and certificates of advanced study participated in three main ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. Broadway producer Hal Luftig (1979) and set designer Neil Mazzella (1973) addressed the graduates and received honorary doctorates.

More than 300 students met requirements for graduation from SUNY Oneonta following the fall 2015 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by college President Nancy Kleniewski. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 14.

Nearly 1,000 students were honored at SUNY Oneonta's 126th commencement on May 16, 2015. Students who completed the requirements for bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and certificates of advanced study in the summer or fall of 2014 or the spring of 2015 participated in three main ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. Caryl M. Stern, a 1978 graduate of SUNY Oneonta and president and chief executive officer of the United States Fund for UNICEF, addressed the graduates.

Local residents are among the 334 students who graduated from SUNY Oneonta following the Fall 2014 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 15.

The following local residents are among the 327 students who graduated from SUNY Oneonta following the Fall 2013 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 17.

Area residents were among the 281 students who graduated from SUNY Oneonta following the fall 2011 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 19.

The following local residents were among the 278 students who graduated from SUNY Oneonta following the fall 2010 semester. Graduates were honored at a December recognition ceremony hosted by College President Nancy Kleniewski and held in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. They also are eligible to participate in the college's commencement on May 21.